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100602 871954 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 911, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 211 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.

100605 914354 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 100 'MOPOKE', started life as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1955 as Mopoke. In 1986 coded 100, then to 107, in 2001 renumbered 100 and named 'Cabernet'. Converted to crew car for Pacific National as RZDY in 2006 at Islington workshops.

100606 945254 viewsParkeston, Pacific National crew car RZEY type RZEY 1 was built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1958 as Mururi for The Overland as a corten steel roomette sleeping car, coded JRA 1 in 1987, loaned to V/Line in 1992 for the Vinelander, scrapped in 1995 and sold to International Development Services, 1998 sold to West Coast Rail, sold to Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004, then rebuilt into crew car by BlueBird Rail Operations in 2007.

240701 243654 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31636 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36636 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.

240701 249954 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31607 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36607 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.

100606 945353 viewsParkeston, Pacific National crew car RZEY type RZEY 1 was built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1958 as Mururi for The Overland as a corten steel roomette sleeping car, coded JRA 1 in 1987, loaned to V/Line in 1992 for the Vinelander, scrapped in 1995 and sold to International Development Services, 1998 sold to West Coast Rail, sold to Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004, then rebuilt into crew car by BlueBird Rail Operations in 2007.

240701 245353 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31513 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36513 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.

100602 871852 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 911, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 211 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.

100603 904752 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, crew accommodation coach QCAY 2 was built by the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1958 as Chalaki for The Overland as a corten steel roomette sleeping car. Purchased by Bluebird Rail in 2007 and converted to crew car for Queensland Rail ~2010.

100605 906752 viewsParkeston, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 225, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1937 as a rivetted second class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress, in August 1939 coded to BS type BS 4, in July 1977 converted to a mini buffet and coded MRS 1 and then in October 1983 recoded to BRS 225. Painted in V/Line livery in 1992. Ended up with West Coast Railway in the late 1990s, painted in WCR livery Sept 2001, prior to Pacific National ownership and conversion to a crew car.

100605 917052 viewsParkeston, SCT crew accommodation coach PSDS type PSDS 02280 'Peterborough Boys' converted by Gemco WA in 2008 from former Comeng NSW built SDS class sitting car SDS 2280 for the NSWGR.

100608 989152 viewsForrestfield, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 223, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in March 1949 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress AS 12, in July 1952 converted to ABS type first and second class Spirit of Progress car ABS 1, in October 1972 reverted to AS 1, in June 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 3, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 223. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2005.

240619 039952 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31559 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36559 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.

240701 240352 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31632 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36632 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.

240701 246652 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31609 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36609 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.

100606 948750 viewsParkeston, SCT PDAY type crew accommodation car PDAY 001 'Robert Mervin Yates', built by SAR Islington Workshops as a 250 type Bluebird second class railcar number 253 and named 'Pelican' in 1955, written off in 1995 and sold and eventually converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail Services in 2005.

100606 959150 viewsGolden Ridge, CFCLA leased crew accommodation coach CDBY type CDBY 255 'Curlew', originally built by SAR Islington Workshops in 1956 as a Bluebird railcar 'Curlew', later numbered 802 in National Rail service, then to CDBY 255 when converted to crew coach in 2007.

240701 243050 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31592 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36592 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.

100602 872149 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 940 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 240 in 1968, allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1970, renumbered to ARJ 940 in 1974 and sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.

100603 884749 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 103 'Ibis' originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer in 1956 named 'Ibis', in 1986 numbered 103, in 1990 converted to locomotive hauled and coded as BR type BR 103, written off in 1995 and sold off. It was owned by a number of owners and finally in 2006 converted to a Pacific National crew car.

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